Social Justice
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Love Reaches Out in many ways, and during the week of June 16–21 Blue Boat invites you to join high school youth of First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus and surrounding UU congregations on their Justice Trip learning about Reproductive Justice. –Ed. Greetings from Columbus, Ohio!
By Ted Resnikoff | June 15, 2014 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Connections, Education, Equity, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
Unbounded Love Standing in the Side of the Love (SSL), the interfaith public advocacy campaign sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), celebrates 5 years of community activism, social networking and General Assembly (GA) in Providence….
By Ted Resnikoff | June 3, 2014 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Climate & Environmental Justice, Coming Out, Earth, Earth Day, Homecoming / Ingathering, LGBTQ Issues, Marriage Equality, Reproductive Justice, Rights, Secular, Unitarian Universalism -
Scientists Confirm Inevitable Sea-Level Rise Like the tip of the fabled iceberg, the now confirmed inevitable rise of sea-level over the coming years hides social injustice that the Unitarian Universalist Association labors to undo. Just follow the causal chain to understand what rising sea-level…
By Ted Resnikoff | May 28, 2014 | From Blue BoatTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, News, Purpose, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters -
population of the United States) still live in states where the right to marry is restricted on the basis of gender-preference. Support the UUA in making marriage Equality the law of the land SlateHuman Rights Campaign (HRC) website for detailed state-by-state information on marriage-equality.
By Ted Resnikoff | May 23, 2014 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Coming Out, Homecoming / Ingathering, Marriage Equality, News, Rights, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism -
There are Reasons Some People Won’t Get a Break … class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-15793” alt=”Mass_Incarceration_Business_is_Good” src=”Mass Incarceration is an aspect of the reh… (penology) to punishmentsystemicRockefeller Drug Laws”, and has broadened over the past 20 years to…
By Ted Resnikoff | May 14, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Congregational Action, Discernment, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, News, Purpose, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters -
The Mass in Religion has Always Been in the Street Eliz… Drescher questions the wisdom of viewing the Internet as a cause of the disaffection with organized religion, pointing out that for the public “mass” media has always held greater allure than religious Mass itself, and that the demise of…
By Ted Resnikoff | May 13, 2014 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Activism, Choice, Congregational Action, Faith Development, Growth, News, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism -
Plaintiffs Include UU Congregations Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations in North Carolina (www.puuc.org/“>Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church, Charlotte and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville) have joined the suit against the state of North Carolina led by the…
By Ted Resnikoff | May 7, 2014 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Coming Out, Homecoming / Ingathering, LGBTQ Issues, Marriage Equality, News, Rights, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism -
Unitarian Universalists Welcome Them welcoming faith, and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has a long history of fighting for the rights of the LGBTQ community. Finally, other religions are moving to accept LGBTQ members in their faith. The FirstThirdPrinciplesWilliam Saleton reports…
By Ted Resnikoff | May 2, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, LGBTQ Issues, Purpose, Rights, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters -
Ending It Isn’t a Game Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling have excited outrage from all quarters, including the most expensive fine the National Basketball Association (NBA) can levy, banning Sterling from attending any NBA events or facilities and determining how to force him to sell his…
By Ted Resnikoff | April 30, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Discernment, Homecoming / Ingathering, News, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Vision for UUism -
Climate Change: 5 Minutes to Midnight, 15 Years and Counting Down Nell Greenfieldboyce on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition IPCC report affirming human activity causing climate change and the Blue Boat. Check out the Doomsday Clock, which since 2007 reflects both nuclear catastrophe and…
By Ted Resnikoff | April 15, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Climate & Environmental Justice, Earth, Earth Day, Education, Growth, News, Secular, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism